Utensil support



Dec 29, 1936. R M SA-RGEIQT 2,065,875

UTENS IL SUPPORT Filed Nov. 22, l93 Shats-She'et 2 124 [pk M tympani;

Patented Dec. 29, 1936 1 UNlTED STATES PATENT GFFIE 2,065,875 UTEN SIL SUPPORT Ralph M. Sargent, Franklin Park, Mass.

Application November 22, 1935, Serial No. 51,151

4 Claims. (Cl. 248-1) My invention relates to cooking utensil supshown. The blank comprises a main body porports and more particularly to a novel means tion I5, from one longitudinal edge of which for supporting a utensil within an opening in a there are formed a plurality of closely spaced stove top, and'it consists in the constructions, tongues I6 and a single tongue It, all of suitarrangements and combinations herein deable width. The opposite longitudinal edge of 5 scribed and claimed. the blank has a plurality of substantially pyram- It is an object of the invention to provide an idal-shaped tongues I1 and a tongue I? the attachment which may be readily attached or apex of each of which form the juncture with detached from a utensil and'one which will sethe body of the blank. The blank body I5 furcurely'support a utensil in close proximity to ther includesend portions I3 and I9 which are 10 the fire within a stove. each provided with a pair of apertures 2ll--2I,

It is a further object of the invention to proand the tongues I5 and I? are apertured as at vide an attachment of an expansible character 2223. which will adjust itself to vessels of various di- In forming a support from the blank thus proameters and contours. vided the tongues I6I6 are bent on the line 24 It is a still further object of the invention to so as to extend at right angles to the body #5, provide an attachment which may be produced and the tongues I'I-I'I are bent on the lines 25 from a single blank of sheet metal, thereby perso that the tongues lI-I'I' lie substantially parmitting the production of the device at an exallel to the body I5, whence the tongues l'i-l'?' tremely low cost. are again bent, on the lines 26 so that a' portion 20 Additional objects, advantages and features of of the tongues lies slightly spaced above and parinvention will be apparent from the following allel to the tongues Iii-4B. The tongues. I'l' description, considered in conjunction with the I? are finally bent on the lines 2! and the poraccompanying drawings, wherein tions 28 overlap the tongues I8--I6' as may be Figure 1 is aside elevation of my device as apreadily seen in Figure 3. It should be noted 25 plied to a utensil and illustrating its use. that in the finally formed relation of the tongues Figure 2 is a top plan view of the support show- I6I6' and II-I'I' the latter tongues overlap ing the expanded position prior to application to the line of separation between the tongues a utensil. i6I5' a substantial distance so that in the ad- 30 Figure 3 is a bottom plan view. justment of the device to utensils of small cir- 30 Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the cumferences, the tongues will still maintain such blank. overlapping relation.

Figure 5 is a cross section on the line 5--5 of The end portions 58-49 are each bent at right Figure 2. angles on the line 25% so as to overlie the flange There is illustrated an annular band I 0, in- II defined by the ears I6I6' and I'I-I'I and 35 eluding a laterally extended flange II. The are thence bent on the line 30 backwardly upon band II] also includes a pair of right angularly itself and the end portions 3| then bent on the extended ears I2 suitably apertured to receive a line 30 to lie flush with and parallel to the main clamping screw I3 therethrough. The screw I3 body I5, as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3. With 40 functions to clamp the band Ill to the utensil inthe end portions I8I9 bent as described, the 0 dicated at I4, and the flange II projects beyond apertures 292I will be aligned to receive the the band at right angles thereto and serves as a clamp screw I3, and the apertures 22-23 of the supporting means by its engagement with a stove tongues I6 and I1 will be also aligned to retop when the utensil is disposed within a stove ceive a pintle 32. opening. As has been previously stated, the tongues 45 Obviously, when a utensil is thus supported IIII' lie slightly spaced above the ears Iii-I6 within a stove opening the utensil will be brought and in the space thus provided, there is a guide into close proximity with a fire within the stove, strip 33, this strip being suitably apertured at one which may be either a wood or coal fire, or oil end and aligned with the apertures 2223 so as burner, the latter being shown in the present to be engaged by the pintle 32. The strip 33 is 50 instance. arcuate shaped to conform to the body portion The band, flange and ears are formed from a I5 when finally shaped, and the free end of the single blank of sheet material, as will now be guide strip will be slidable between the tongues described, attention being invited particularly to I 6-46 and I 'II'I' at the opposite end of the Figure 4 of the drawings, wherein the blank is support. 55

The support l will be formed from sheet metal of proper gauge, and when the tongues have been bent, as above described, they will retain their shape without securing means of any kind, and liability of displacement of the tongues in the various adjustment of the device is therefore not possible.

In use, the support In is placed upon the receptacle M to the height desired and the clamp screw l3 tightened. Upon tightening of the screw, the ears I2 will be drawn toward each with consequent contraction of the body portion l5 upon utensil, until the desired grip thereon is obtained. The utensil with its support may now be placed in an opening of a stove top, the flange H engaging the surfaces defining such opening. The utensil will thus be supported in close proximity to the fire and full advantage will be taken of heat from the fire.

During adjustment of the support to the utensil, the tongues l6l6' will partake of a circumferential motion, the outer free ends separating from each other, but each adjacent tongue I6 will be overlapped by the inturned portions 28 of the tongues 11.

From the foregoing, it will be readily seen that I have provided a support which will have great elasticity permitting adjustment to various sized utensils, yet affording a very stable footing when engaged within a stove opening, and while I have shown and described a preferred construction I am aware that changes may be made and I therefore consider as my own all such modifica tions as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1. In a utensil support, a band member adapted to encircle the utensil, said band having opposed apertured ears, a clamp screw engaged through the apertures, a flange on the band extended at right angles and substantially circumscribing the band, said fiange having a guide strip at one end,

engageable with the flange at the opposite end, and said flange being constructed to provide circumferential extension and contraction thereof upon adjustment of said clamp screw.

2. In a utensil support, a band member terminating in opposed apertured ears, a clamp screw engaged through the apertures, a. plurality of tongue members on the band member bent at right angles thereto, a further plurality of tongue members on the band member bent to lie parallel with the band member and overlying the line of separation of the first named tongue members and said last named tongues being further bent to underlie the first named tongue members.

3. In a utensil support, a band member terminating. in opposed apertured ears, a clamp screw engaged through the apertures, a plurality of tongue members on the band member bent at right angles thereto, a further plurality of tongue members on the band member bent to lie parallel with the band member and overlying the line of separation of the first named tongue members, said last named tongues being further bent to underlie the first named tongue members,

and a guide strip arranged between the tongues and spanning the space between the opposed ears.

4. An adjustable utensil support formed from a single blank of metal comprising an elongated body member having apertured ends adapted to be bent to form opposed ears for reception of a clamp screw, a plurality of tongues along one edge of the body member bent at right angles thereto, a plurality of pyramidal-shaped tongues formed upon the other edge of the body member, said last named tongues being bent to lie parallel with the body member and overlie the line of separation of the first named tongues, and said tongues being further bent to underlie the first named tongues.

RALPH M. SARGENT. 

